Leeds United defender Robin Koch has claimed he did not give his future any thought during the club’s relegation battle last season. The Whites stayed in the Premier League by the skin of their teeth as they defeated Brentford 2-1 on the final day to beat the drop.
Jesse Marsch’s side had entered the last game of the season with destiny out of their own hands and having to rely on results elsewhere. But thanks to Newcastle’s win at Burnley, and Leeds’ victory at Brentford, Koch and his teammates secured another season of Premier League football.
Had Leeds have gone down, it is likely that several players would have departed given the amount of internationals in the squad. Kalvin Phillips and Raphinha left in the summer even with top-flight football secured, while the likes of Rodrigo Moreno, Diego Llorente, Patrick Bamford and Koch all have aspirations to play at the World Cup later this year for some of the most elite national teams.
